Accountability in Action: Service-Learning Partnerships in Practice.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Dotson-Blake, Kylie P., ; Dotson, L. Kaye; Glass, J. Scott; Lilley, Brett D.
- Source
- Journal of School Counseling; 2010, Vol. 8 Issue 29, p1-41, 41p, 1 Chart
- Subject
- Service learning
Education of student counselors
Counselor educators
Educational counseling
Experiential learning
- Language
- ISSN
- 15542998
This article begins with an exploration of the issues facing beginning school counselors and the educational requirements for school counselor education programs. Following this exploration, the discussion moves into a description of how service-learning can be used to foster understanding and transfer abstract professional concepts into practice. A case example of a class incorporating service-learning is presented, providing counselor educators with an in-depth understanding of the key foundational underpinnings necessary for effective service-learning projects in school counseling coursework. Potential challenges are discussed and suggestions for future research are shared. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]